Baling peess



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B. G. SOOY.

BALING PRESS.

No. 384,294. Patented June 12, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT rricE.

EPHRAlllII O. SOOY, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

BALlNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 384,294, dated June 12,1888.

Application filed March 99, 1887. Serial No. 232,913.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EPHRAIM O. SOOY, of Kansas City, in the county ofJackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Baling Presses; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertaius tomake and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification.

My invention has for its object to provide for a baling'press auxiliarymeans for con1- pressing loose hay or other baling material into acompact form or bundle preparatory to its deposit in the press andforcing the said bundle into the receptacle for the material to be baledof the press in advance of the plunger or at the time the plunger hasbeen with drawn the full limit of play in a direction away from thebaling'chamber, so that in each return-strokeof the plunger largerquantities of the hay or other material will be forced intothebilling-chamber than heretofore, economizing not only the time of anattendant, but in the field expediting the process of baling andinfolding more perfectly the loose ends of the material, such as hay inthe layers composing the bales.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bailing-press,showing the receptacle for the material tobe baled therein, therecoilingplunger, a portion of the billing-chamber and its auxiliarycompressing devices and receivingchamber attached to the receptacle inposition to receive the material to be baled, and the plunger in aretracted position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the billing-press asseen in Fig. 1, showing the respective positions'taken of the plunger,operatinglever, weight and arms, and the sliding plate at a momentbefore the rebound of the plunger. Fig. 3 is an end elevation, partly insection, on line 3/ y of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the press withthe roof of the receiving-chamber removed, showing in. dotted lines theslotted weight. Fig.

5 is a perspective rear view of the plunger.

Fig. 6 is a detail plan view of the receiving chamber, showing theopening in the roof for the weight and the portions of the roof in (Nomodel.)

broken lines. Fig. 7 represents a front and side view in detail of thecam-roller.

In carrying my invention into practice I construct, for thehay-receptacle A of a hatingpress, which receives the plunger and has ateed-opening in the top to receive the material to be baled andcommunicates at one end with the bailing-chamber B, the frame Qformingthe receiving-chamber ot' the press, the sides of which frame rest uponand extend vertically above the longitudinal sides of the hay'receptacleA a suitable height to receive the hay in bulk, and which sides projecta slight distance beyond the opposite ends of the said receptacle, andare provided with iuclos ing ends 0 and roof 0".

On one side of the frame G, extending from the top downwardly, aportion, 0*, of the side 0 of the frame-G is removed and attached in ahorizontal relation to said side, forming a platform, 0, upon which thehay is received and supplied in large quantities to the press. I thenmount on the roof c of the receivingchamber, at a point midway betweenthe opposite ends, the standards 0 c c c, which standards are placed inpairs in opposite relation and on opposite sides of the opening in theroof a which opening is made the proper dimensions to receive theweight, hereinafter described.

The standards 0 c are each strengthened by the braces c c, which extendfrom the roof 0 to said standards. I then connect the upper end portionsof said standards with each other by means of the horizontal erosspiecesc c. The inner side of each standard 0* c, I then provide with a rabbetor groove, c extending the length of said standards. I thenjonrnal in atransverse relation to the chamber 0, and in one side 0, a slightdistance above the lower edge of the said side, one end of each of theopposite parallel rock-shafts (Z (l, the opposite ends projectingthrough the opposite side 0 of chamber 0, beneath the platform a". Thesaid shafts d d are placed at nearly equal distances apart from eachother and from the opposite ends 0 c of the frame 0, and in a verticalline with the corresponding sides of the opening 0 in the roof 0. I thenrigidly attach to the shafts d (1, within the receivingchamber 0, atsuitable distances apart, a number of rods or arms, (1 d d (1 sufficientto hold the hay.

The arms d d extend in a transverse relation from the respective shafts(Z (Z in alternate order, so as to clasp together in the rotation of theshafts d (1 toward the ends 0 c of the frame 0 and in their normalcondition-rest upon the portions a a of the top of the hayreceptacle,and near said ends are bent upwardly at right angles and parallel withsaid ends and terminate near the opening a in the side of thereceiving-chamber O. The shafts d d extend beyond the outer side of theframe 0 a short distance on one side, and upon the same side of theframe 0 and the press Iattach to the ends of the shafts d d, the armsbeing in the position described, the gear-segments D D, which are madeof the proper size to mesh with each other above the plane of the loweredge of the said receiving-chamber C, where the arms are in the sameposition. I then introduce within the end of the hay-receptacle A theplunger E, which is made with avertical smooth face-plate, e, and sideplates, 6' e. In the lower portion of the plunger E, in atransverserelationthereto, and toward the front plate, 6, I introduce a shaft, 6,the endsof which extend partway through the sides of said plates androtate in the bearings. made therefor. Upon said shaft I rigidly attach.the roller e and cam-faced roller 0, which elevate the plunger E so asto be propelled to and fro thereon.

' In the sides, extending nearly the length of thehay-receptacle A andmidway its height, I make. the longitudinal slots a a. I then, extendtransversely through the sides 6 e of the plunger E a shaft, c andextend said shaft through the slots a a in the sides of thehayreceptacle A, and upon opposite ends of the said shaft,0n oppositesidesiof the press, I attach loosely therollers 6 6 which rotateontheshaft e Upon the shaft (2 carrying the gear-segment D,-whichis.nearest the baling-chamber, and between said gear and the side of thereceivingchamber (,3, I rigidly attach a lever D which inclinesdownwardly at an oblique angle to the plane of the lower edge of thereceiying-chamber O and in the path of the roller e on, shaft 0 as theplunger E moves toward the balingchamber B.

Upon-the opposite side of t-hehay-reccptacle Ato that having the roller0, and near the end of thesaidreceptacle in the direction of the power,a slight distance below the slot, I pivotally attach the curved end of alever, F, which lever extends in height approximately to that of theends of the arms within the receivingchamber, and also to the length ofthe slota in the side of the receptacle A, and is in the path of theroller 0 on the end of the shaft 6 when said plunger moves toward thebaling-cham- 'ber'B, and is depressed by said roller, for the,

purpose hereinafter described.

The sides a c of the frame 0 are made to overlap the sides of thehay-receptacle A, and upon the opposite inner longitudinal edges of thesaid sidesc c,I maketherein a rabbet, ciwhich extends to apoint near thebalingchamber and a slight distance above the upper edges of the sidesof the said hay-receptacle. I then make an automatic sliding plate, G,to extend across the top of the hay-receptacle A and fit within therabbets c c", and in length sufficient to close the opening a in the topof the hay-receptacle A, or the distance from the center of one to thecenter of an opposite shaft d d, the portions of the top of saidreceptacle A between the shafts d d and the ends of the chamber Ohavinga covering, a a.

For the purpose of sliding the plate G in the grooves in a temporaryposition between the shafts d (1,1 journal in the upper portion of theplunger E, in a transverse relation, a shaft, 6 andupon saidshaft Iplace the grooved rollers e e.

Upon the end of the frame 0 in the direction toward the power Iattach t0the said end at the bottomthe horizontal supports H H in pairs, and tothe said end, and between the respective pairs of the supports, Ipivotally attach the pulleys h h. Directly above supports H H, and nearthe top of the frame Oto the same end 0, I attach in asimilar relationthe horizontal supports I I, which are also placed upon and projectbeyond the end of the frame 0, and which supportsI I are braced frombeneath. Upon said supports I I are mounted the vertical postsi 6, uponand between which arejournaled at right angles to the support I thegrooved pulleys a" i. To the rear end portion of the plate G beneath isthenattached the ropes 99, which are passed over the grooved pulleys 6 6on the plunger E, and thenceback and over the outer side portion of thegrooved pulleys h h, thence over thepulleys i i and between said pulleysand attached to a weight, K. the end are made two parallel slots, g, forthe passage of the rcpesgg'. Upon the plunger E, a slight distance aboveand between the shaft 6 and the front plate, e, near the top of saidplunger, I pivotallyattaeh-a rod,e,which extends in a transverserelation from one to an opposite side plate, 6 e. e,I rigidly attach, atsuitable distances apart, the dogs 6 6 the ends of said dogs extendingrearwardly in the direction from which the power. is received and placedon said rod soas to lie horizontally in the plane of the top portion ofthe plunger, and when elevated at one end'will project upwardly in thepath-of the sliding plate G, and against which the plate G will impinge,as more fully described.

Toone of the dogs, a, I rigidly attach one end of-a lever, c, whichspring-lever extends downwardly to a point ona line ofthe shaft 6 andagainst the side of the cam-faced roller 6. The cams e on the side of.the roller 0* are made. by cutting a gradual depression or steps in theside of the roller near the periphery and a' slight distance toward theaxis radially. The normal position of the end of the In the plate GonUpon said rod.

eeze a said spring-lever e is against the shaft e, and to keep the samein the rebounding of the plunger and the retrograde movement of thecam-roller c in said position I attach to said lever, above the roller6', one end of a coiled spring, 1 the opposite end being connected tothe side of the plunger Easnitableilistance in rear of the face-plate 6,toward the opposite end of the plunger, so as to give the proper tensionto the spring and keep the lever adjustably in place against the saidshaft. The spring-lever e is sufficiently elastic to move sidewise toand from the cam-roller e", and when the plunger moves toward thebalingchamber B the lever, being between two cams, e 6, against theshaft 6', is given this described movement, first: the direct or rightangle portion of the cams throws the lever 6 toward the periphery of theroller, and this throws the dogs a" Win a plane horizontal with the topof thcplungcr, and, second,when the plunger moves away from thebilling-chamber B the lever c rides on the inclines of the camssuccessively, and is given a vibratory lateral movement, the dogs beingelevated and the lever c tending to fall against the side of the rolleras each cam throws the lever in a lateral direction. I then make aweight to slide between the standards 0 c, which is nearly of thedimensions of the opening in the top of the receiving-chamber G, and ofasufticient length to reach within the receivingchamber and force thematerial to be baled the requisite distance from between thecompressing-arms. For this purpose I make in the weight L, at suitabledistances apart, longitudinal slots ZZZof such a width as to enable theportions of the weight on each side of the slots to pass between thearms (1 d. I then upon the cross-pieces c above the standards 0" c, in adiagonal relation to the said crosspieces, secure the vertical shortuprights 0 c and between said uprights I place the pulley 0. Upon theroof 0 of the receivingchamber 0, and nearthe edge of said roof upon theside of the press carrying the lever F, I

- lace a journatbox, a, and in said box I inroduce a shaft, c, and uponthe end of said shaft which projects beyond the vertical plane of theside of the receiving chamber 0 a pulley, c. To the upper end of. weightL, I then attach a spring, Z. I then connect with the spring Z, on thetop of the weight L, one end of a cable, 6, and extend said cable overpulley c in the direction of the end of the receiving-chamber andconnect the opposite end with the upper end of the lever F.

It will be observed that a reciprocal movement is given to the pitman Eand plunger in the hay-receptacle A, the plunger approach ing at eachforward movement the opening in the bailing-chamber B. The hay from thestack or in the field is then dumped on the platform 0 and into thereceiving-chamber G in bulk, the hay falling in the arms (1 d, which arein the open position, as seen in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and resting onthe bottom of the receiving-chamber G. The automatic sliding plate G isthen thrust to one side of the opening in the bottom of thereceivingchamber, through which the hay passes to the hay-receptacleAand held by the dogs 0 6". Power is then applied to the said piunan E,theplunger E carried forward in the direct-ion of the baling-chamber B,and in this movement the eaiu roller c as it turns forces the end of thelever e to its periphery. This movement of the lever e depresses theends of and disengages the dogs 1; c from the plate G, the result beingthat the plate G is permitted to be thrust automatically over the top ofthe plunger E and close the opening in the top of the baling chamber.The moment the plunger moves forward toward the baling-chainbcr B thedogs 0 6"" release the plate G and said plate shoots forward in advanceof the plunger and closes the feed-opening between the chant her 0 andthe hay-receptacle A, as seen in dotted lines, Fig. 1.. The hay or othermaterial to be baled, which is throwr loosely into the recci ringchaniber, falls between the arms (1 d, and is prevented from fallinginto the receptacle A by means of the said plate G, which retains thematerial until the plunger rebounds and the arms (2' d have compressedthe material into a compact mass.

7 In the forward niovcmeutof the plunger the weight L is raised upward,and upon the rebound of the plungi'r and before the arms (1' d haveunclasped the weight descends and forces the bundle or mass through thefeedopening or passage-way, which uncovered upon the rebound of theplunger, and which plunger withdraws'the plate. The position of theplunger, as seen in Fig. l, is at the end ofa rebound or stroke in itsrecoil toward the power, and the plate G has been carried back past theopening in the reccivingchamber and held for a moment until the oppositemovementof the plunger and the cam-roller forces the lever to theperiphery of the roller, releasing the plate. At the moment the plungermoves toward the feed-opening in the balingchamber B the plate G shootsforward in advance of the plunger byineans of the motor described, andcloses the feed-opening i n the re cciving-chamber. The roller 0 thenforces or rides against the lever F, carrying said lever in a downwarddirection and causing said weight to rise.

Upon the opposite side of the press the roller 0 meets the lower end ofthe lever D whereby the shafts d d are rotated, and by means of thegears D D the arms on both sides of the receiviug-chamber are upliftedand clasped together, and the ha compressed within the arms in the formofa bundle. At this end of the stroke the plunger is near thebaling-chamber B, as seen in Fig. 2. A backward movement of the plungercommunicates a retrograde movement to the cam-roller e, which throws theend of the lever c inwardly toward the shaft of the said roller andelevates the dogs 0 a, which come in contact with the end of the plate Gand thrust said plate to one side of the opening between the chamber 0and the hay receptacle A.

To carry the arms d (1 back upon the bottom of the receiving-chamber G,I then at tach to the side of the gear-segment D and the outer side ofthe receiving-chamber the respective opposite ends of a coiled spring,(1, which extends in an upward direction from said gear. Before the armsd d have time to unclasp the weight L then descending forces down thebundle of hay from between the arms and into the hay-receptacle A, thelever F rising into a horizontal position as the plunger recedes fromthe baling-chamber B, the spring Z permitting the weight L to de scendinto the chamber a short distance and recoil above the plane of theplate G before said plate has closed the Opening.

For the purpose of locking the gear-segments D D atthe time the arms (1'd are in a clasped'position and the said segments are in a positionbelow the plane of the horizontal plate G, I attach to the outer side ofthe hayreceptacle A, at a point below and within the radius of the saidgearsegments, a pivot, which projects outwardly a sufficient distancefrom the side of said receptacle A to the inner side of the gear-segmentD, and

attach to the end of said pivot one end of a latch, M, the opposite endhaving a curved hook-shaped portion. latch, at its pivotal point, Iattach a spring, m, which" extends at right'angles to the latch M"downwardly to a point in the plane of the slots a win the side of thehay-recepta' cle A and in the path of the shaft 6 Upon the inner side ofthe gear-segments D is placed a pin, 01, in such a manner that when thegear-segments are below the plane of the plate G the said latch M willengage" with said pin. As soon as the hay is compressed by the arms d (1the'segments are carried below the plane'of the plate G, and the curvedportion of the hooked end'of the latch M strikes against, lifts up, andengages automatically with the pin (1" on' the gear-segment D, andprevents the gear-segments from changing position until the plungermoves forward. To keep the latch M in a normal'horizontal position, Iattach tothe side of the hay-receptacle the pin m, which extendsoutwardly beneath the said latch so far as to ,permit the latch to restthereon. The

shaft 6 on the plunger E upon the recoil of the plunger meets the saidspring at, which, thonghfiexibleto yield and permit the shafttop-ass bythe end of the said spring, is sufficiently inflexible or rigid toelevate the latch Mupon the forward movement of the plunger toward thebaling-cbambcr B. l

The bundle of hay which is dumped or forced into the hay-receptacle A iscompressed into one-third of the original space, and thus larger chargesof hay are enabled to be fedto the hay-receptacle A. Finer material thanTo the end of said hay will be compressed by the arms so as to be selfdumped by said arms, such as hair.

Having fully described my invention, what I now claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a baling-press, the combination, with the receptacle for thematerial to be baled, provided with a feed-opening, of a reciprocatingplunger, feed-compressing clamps over said feedopening, and anintermediate recoilingweight actuated by said reciprocating plunger, forthe purpose described.

2. In a baling-press, the combination, with the bailing-chamber, of thereceptacle for the material to be baled, in communication there with,having a suitable feedopen-ing, a reciprocating plunger in saidreceptacle, feedclamps upon said press upon opposite sides of saidfeed-opening, a recoilingweight extending into said feed-opening betweenthe said plunger when retracted and the baling-chamher, and a suitablelever operated by said plunger to raise said weight, for the purposespecified.

3. In a baling-prcss, the combination, with the receptacle for thematerial to be baled, having a feed-opening for the said material, of aplunger, transverse rock-sha fts geared to- 'gether'npon opposite sidesof said feed-opening and provided wit-h arms arranged in a claspingrelation, and a lever for operating said shafts, as shown and described.

4; In abaling-press, the combination, with the receptacle for thematerial to be baled, having a feed-opening for the said material, of aplunger, transverse rock-shafts upon opposite sides of saidfeed-opening, provided with arms arranged in a clasping relation,opposite meshing-gearo'n said shafts, and a lever operating said shaftsand lying in the path of the said plunger, for the purpose described.

5. In a baling-press, the combination, with the receptacle for thematerial to be baled, provided with a feed-opening and with longitudinals1ots,of a plungerin said receptacle, trans verse rocking shafts uponopposite sides of said feed-opening,provided with arms ar ranged inaclasping relation, opposite meshinggear on said shafts, a lever on oneof said shafts, and a shaft on said plunger extending through said slotsin said receptacle and contacting wit-h the said lever, for the purposedescribed.

6. In a baling-press, the combination, with the receptacle for thematerial to be baled, hav ing a longitudinal slot in its side and a feedopening,of a plunger therein, transverse rock ing shafts on saidreceptacle upon opposite sides of said feed-opening and provided witharms arranged in a clasping relation, opposite meshing-gear on saidshafts, a lever on one of said shafts, a shaft on said plunger, providedwith anti-friction devices extending through said slot in saidreceptacle and in the path of said lever, a latch on the side of saidreceptacle, having a flexible end portion lying in the path of andactuated by the said shaft on said plunger, a projection on one of saidgears engaging with said latch, and a spring for disengaging said arms,as shown and described.

7. In a bailing-press, the combination, with thereceptacle for thematerial to be baled, pro vided with longitudinal slots andafced-opcning, of a plunger, anti-friction devices on opposite sidesolsaid plunger extending through said slots in said receptacle, areceiving-chainber above said receptacle, provided with an opening,transverse rock-shafts on said press on opposite sides of saidfeed-opening and provided with arms arranged in a clasping relation,opposite meshing-gear on said shafts, a lever on one of said shaftslying in the path of said anti-friction devices, a latch on the side ofsaid receptacle, having a flexible end portion lying in the path of andactuated by said anti-friction devices on said plunger, a projection onsaid gear engaging with said latch, a spring connected with themeshing-gear and to the said receiving-chainber, suitable standards uponsaid receiving-chamber on opposite sides of said opening, a pulley onsaid standards and another on the side of said receiving chamber, alever pivotally attached at one end to the side of the said receptacleopposite to that provided with the said gear and lying in the paths ofthe said anti-friction devices on said plunger, a weight between andguided by the standards on said receiving-chamber and extending into thesaid chamber, a spring attached to said weight, and a cable attached tothe said spring at one end and extending over the said pulleys on thesaid standards and the said chamber, and connected to the upper end ofthe said lever on the side of said receptacle, for the purposespecified.

S. In a balingpress, the combination, with the receptacle for thematerial to be baled, provided with a feed opening, of arecoilingplunger in said receptacle, an automaticallysliding plateadapted to cover said opening, a weight on said press, adapted topropel. said plate over said feed-opcningin one direction, and a dog onsaid plunger for engaging said plate and moving it in an oppositedirection, as described,

9. In a balling-press, the combination, with the receptacle for thematerial. to be baled, provided with a feedopening, of arecoilingplnngerin said receptacle, an automaticallysliding plateadapted to cover said feed-opening, a weight on said press adapted topropel said plate over said feed-opening in one direc tion, a dog onsaid plunger adapted to move said plate in an opposite direction, ayield ing lever connected with said dog, and a traction-roller providedwith a tripping-earn in the path of said lever and in the saidreceptacle, substantially as described.

10. In a baling-press, the COIl1blDahiOll,Wihh

the receptacle for the material. to be baled, provided with afeed-opening, of a recoilingplunger in said receptacle havingtractionrollers, one of which is provided with a cam, a sliding plateadapted to cover said Peedopen ing,a weight adapted to propel. saidplate over said feed-opening in one direction, a dog pivotally attachedto said plunger and adapted to move said plate in an opposite direction,and a lever con nectcd to said dog at one end and contacting with saidcam on one of said rollers at the opposite end,for the purposedescribed.

11. The combination, in a baling-press, with the hollow plunger providedwith the two tion-rollers, one of which is provided with a cam, of atransverse rocleshaft journaled in the upper end of said plunger, dogsfixed on said rocleshaft and projecting above the plane of the top ofsaid plunger, and a lever connected with said rockshaft and said dogs atone end and contacting with the cam on one of said rollers attheopposite end,tor the purpose specified.

12. In a baling-press, the COIllbll1fLtiO1l,Wli1l the receptacle for thematerial to be baled, provided with a feedopening, of a rec-oilingplunger in said receptacle having antifriction devices, an auxiliaryreceivingchaniber attached to and above said receptacle and providedwith an opening registering with said feed-opening, stationary supportsou the end of said chamber and pulleys on said supports, a sliding plateadapted to cover said opening between said chamber and said receptacleand provided with longitudinal slots, a cable at tached to said plate atits rear end and extend ing through said slots in said plate and oversaid anti-friction devices on said plunger, and also over the saidpulleys at the end of the said receiving-chaniber, and awcight at theend of said cable, as shown and described.

13. In a baling-press, the COlllilillftiL-l011,Wlbil the receptacle forthe material to be baled, having a suitable feed-opening, of a plunger,transverse shafts on said press on opposite sides of said opening andprovided with arms arranged in a clasping relation, a weight providedwith longitudinal transverse slots, and a suitable elevatingleverconnected with said weight, for the purpose described.

14:. In a bailing-press, the combination, with the receptacle for thematerial to be baled, having a suitable feed-opei'iing, of a plunger,transverse shafts on said press on opposite sides of said opening andprovided with arms arranged in a claspiug relation, a weight-providedwith longitudinal transverse slots, a spring connected to said weight,and a suitahle elevatingdever connected with said spring, for thepurpose described.

EPl-IRAIM G. SOOY.

\V itnesses:

M. Towson, S. L. O. Hasson.

